The use of contingent valuation for evaluating protected areas in the developing world: Economic valuation of Morro do Diabo State Park, Atlantic Rainforest, São Paulo State (Brazil)

Adams, Cristina; Motta, Ronaldo Serôa da; Ortiz, Ramón Arigoni; Reid, J. Leighton; Aznar, Cristina Ebersbach; Sinisgalli, Paulo Antônio de Almeida

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2007.09.008

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“…No statistically significant differences were found between respondents who reported having used buriti (median WTP of R$ 179.02 ± 223.70) and those who reported not having used it (median WTP of R$ 204.00 ± 116.96) (p > 0.05), demonstrating that the lack of use does not influence WTP valuation, a finding also reported by Monteiro et al (2012) in relation to the valuation of Myracrodruon urundeuva in northeastern Brazil. Moreover, it was previously reported that the WTP is related to other variables, such as income, age and educational level (Sattout et al 2007;Adams et al 2008;Morgado et al 2011;Monteiro et al 2012), however, we found no significant correlation between the value of annual willingness to pay or not (No-WTP) and the other variables analyzed (Tab. 1).…”

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confidence: 54%

“…A majority of the respondents (WTP = 93.92%; No-WTP = 93.28%) were in favor of creating permanent preservation areas for the protection of biodiversity in Brazil. Similar perspectives on environmental conservation have been reported for other Brazilian populations, where dissatisfaction with the government's role in environmental preservation, perception of environmental degradation, and support for protected areas were also found (Adams et al 2008;Monteiro et al 2012). This finding may be a reflection of the continuous reporting of pollution and environmental degradation in the media, as well as of the respondents' own environmental circumstances.…”

Section: Respondents' Opinions On the Conservation Of Biodiversitysupporting

confidence: 57%

“…Respondents were asked about their maximum willingness to pay (WTP) per month (in Brazilian reais -R$) for conservation of the species and were informed that the amount would serve as a parameter for the adoption of policies for protecting the species (Adams et al 2008;Monteiro et al 2012). The monetary figures are cited in Brazilian currency, the real (R$), for sake of comparison since the exchange rate with the dollar during the period to which these figures apply fluctuated between R$ 3.5/US$ to around R$ 4.20/US$.…”

Section: Methods Of Evaluation and Interview Formmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The results are expressed as the willingness to pay (WTP) for conservation (Sattout et al 2007;Monteiro et al 2012). As examples, visitors to the Morro do Diabo State Park in the state of São Paulo, were willing to make a monthly payment of R$ 0.19 for its conservation (Adams et al 2008). In the Federal District, Morgado et al (2011) reported that visitors to the Águas Claras Multiple Use Ecological Park were willing to contribute R$ 11.59 per month for its recovery and conservation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A contingent valuation study of buriti ( Mauritia flexuosa L.f.) in the main region of production in Brazil: is environmental conservation a collective responsibility?

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Th e immature leaves of the buriti palm (Mauritia fl exuosa) are widely harvested in the municipality of Barreirinhas, Maranhão, for the production of handicrafts, which are sold to locals and tourists. Th e increasing demand for these artisanal goods is stimulating the emergence of an informal market for immature buriti leaves, leading to an intensifi cation of their extraction and resulting in negative eff ects on local buriti palm populations and the ecosystem. Th us, the objective of the present study was to assess the environmental value of the buriti palm tree based on the maximum willingness to pay (WTP) for its conservation, using the contingent valuation method. Among the respondents, 99.74% reported that the palm species should be protected and the majority of them (65.75%) agreed to pay for its conservation (annual WTP R$ 179.49 ± 222.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that the WTP was not infl uenced by the socio-economic profi le of the respondents. Th e main reasons for non-WTP are related to dissatisfaction with the government and the belief that fi nancial contributions would not solve problems of environmental damage. Overall, the evaluated population believes that environmental conservation is not an obligation of the government or that of the population, but is a collective responsibility.

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Section: Resultscontrasting

confidence: 54%

Section: Respondents' Opinions On the Conservation Of Biodiversitysupporting

confidence: 57%

Section: Methods Of Evaluation and Interview Formmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Some sophisticated methods have been developed to assess monetary value of conservation parameters [contingent evaluation, willingness-to-pay (WTP), etc. ], and have been tested in the valuation of ecological quality of protected areas (e.g., Morro do Diabo State Park, Brazil; Adams et al 2008). However, there are still constraints associated with their widespread use, constraints that are attributed to methodologies that are not fully understood, poor transparency, a lack of acceptance by researchers and policy makers, and conceptual problems (Redford and Adams 2009).…”

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Compensation Payments for Downsides Generated by Protected Areas

Pechacek

Guo

et al. 2012

AMBIO

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Protected areas are powerful instruments to tackle the biodiversity crises. However, local communities believe that protected areas generate downsides for which they should be compensated. We reviewed (1) problem evolution, (2) the idea of compensation schemes, and (3) practical considerations. We found that compensations for conservation-related losses are insufficiently considered when protected areas are established. Schemes include controversial resettlements of human populations, traditional reimbursements, and recently favored incentive payments to encourage local communities to conserve biodiversity on their lands. The compensation process is typically composed of the verification of losses/facts, estimation of costs, and delivery of payments. Compensation schemes promote tolerance and awareness, and responsibility of the broader society while minimizing confrontations. They have the power to mainstream concern about human welfare in protected area management, and are therefore a key to successful conservation. Verifying the impact of compensations on achievement of conservation goals remains, however, difficult to prove.

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Route Planning Process by the Endangered Black Lion Tamarin in Different Environmental Contexts

Bufalo,

Kaisin,

de Almeida e Silva

et al. 2024

American J Primatol

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Daily, primates take a variety of decisions to establish why, when, and where to move. However, little is known about the factors influencing and shaping primate daily routes. We investigated the decision‐making processes linked to route planning in four groups of black lion tamarins (BLT—Leontopithecus chrysopygus). We studied these endangered platyrrhines within four distinct environmental contexts across their natural distribution (i.e., a continuous forest, a 500‐ha forest fragment, a 100‐ha forest fragment, and a riparian forest). We used the Change Point Test to identify the points of significant direction change (CPs), which can be considered travel goals along BLT daily trajectories and are key components of travel planning. Considering the high importance of fruits and gum in BLT's diet, we predicted that feeding trees would be the main factor shaping their paths (feeding CPs‐FCPs). Also, given previous evidence that platyrrhines use landmarks (i.e., characteristic features from the terrain) as nodes in route network systems (i.e., points of intersection connecting habitual route segments), we expected part of CPs to be located close to the intersection points and to be associated with “locomotion” behavior (LCPs). Analyzing 61 daily paths in four forest fragments, our results showed that BLTs planned routes to reach feeding trees, which primarily determined path orientation. As hypothesized, locomotion was the most frequent behavior observed in CPs, but only in the continuous and riparian forests, with LCPs located as close to intersections as FCPs. Interestingly, these two areas presented the most extreme values (i.e., higher and lower values, respectively) in terms of used area, richness of resources and distances traveled between fruit‐feeding trees. Our results suggest that BLTs plan daily routes conditional on the environmental context to reach travel goals, likely to maximize route efficiency to reach out of sight feeding trees.

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The use of contingent valuation for evaluating protected areas in the developing world: Economic valuation of Morro do Diabo State Park, Atlantic Rainforest, São Paulo State (Brazil)

Cited by 125 publications

References 16 publications

A contingent valuation study of buriti ( Mauritia flexuosa L.f.) in the main region of production in Brazil: is environmental conservation a collective responsibility?

A contingent valuation study of buriti ( Mauritia flexuosa L.f.) in the main region of production in Brazil: is environmental conservation a collective responsibility?

Compensation Payments for Downsides Generated by Protected Areas

Route Planning Process by the Endangered Black Lion Tamarin in Different Environmental Contexts

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